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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General characteristics

Article R4462-16

…ls, doors, windows and in particular the glazing of buildings located in the effect zones and which may be occupied by workers, do not produce sharp splinters if they are likely to be shattered by int…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article R511-23

…edit institutions and finance companies shall require the instruments referred to in Article L. 511-81 to be held for a minimum period defined under the conditions set out in Article L. 511-72 in orde…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Occupational physician

Article R4626-16

In the case of an autonomous occupational health and prevention service set up by agreement between several establishments, the time spent travelling is counted as part of the doctor's working time.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: National Committee.

Article R4643-16

Documents relating to the agenda of the Finance Committee shall be sent by the General Secretary to the members of the Committee fifteen days before it is held, except in cases of urgency.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Dematerialised service

Article R5132-1-23

…tions carried out on the platform is kept for three years from the date of each action. However, it may not be kept for more than thirteen months after a user has been inactive for a period of six con…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Advisory Committee

Article 232-34

…le development and regional cohesion; 7° A representative of regional cultural affairs departments; 8° A representative of the public limited company known as "Institut pour le financement du cinéma e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Quality control

Article D6221-23

…ntrols carried out by the Agency, in the light of the annual reports referred to in Article L. 6221-9 which are sent to it by the external quality assessment bodies. This programme is communicated to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-8

…column of the same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 214-24-24 to L. 214-24-28Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-29 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-24-30 Order…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 7: Penalties and precautionary measures

Article L211-23

…r any natural person or legal entity registered in the register referred to in I of article L. 211-18, to assist in the conclusion of a timeshare contract governed by articles L. 224-69 et seq of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-23

…the annuity unit determined for the following financial year, in accordance with Article R. 441-21, may not exceed that of the previous year. II. - When, for a given agreement, the ratio of the sum of…

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